WEBVTT >> THANK YOU.YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT MAY ISSTROKE AWARENESS MONTH.STROKES ARE A LEADING CAUSE OFDEATH IN THE COUNTRY, MOST AREPREVENTABLE.JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THEISSUE IS THE CHIEF FOR THEEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OFPALM BEACH IRAN RESCUE.-- FIRE AND RESCUE.AND YOU ARE AIMED AT ROLLA JUST.-- A NEUROLOGIST.TELL US THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.>> A STROKE IS WHEN A PORTION OFTHE BRAIN SUDDENLY LOSES BLOODFLOW OR POTENTIALLY HAS ANEXPLOSION OF BLOOD IN A SPECIFICAREA WHICH CAUSES THE SPECIFICSYMPTOMS LIKE WEAKNESS ORSLURRED SPEECH, LOSS OF VISION,USUALLY ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY.>> WHO IS MOST IMPACTED, CANYOUNG PEOPLE IN FACT ONE LIKE ANOLDER PERSON?>> ANYBODY, WHEN WE GET OLDER,THAT IS THE BIGGEST RISK FACTOR.YOU CAN HAVE STROKES AS A CHILD,SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN ADULTSBUT YES, ANYBODY CAN HAVE ONE.>> SKERRY, THEY CAN COMEQUICKLY.-- SCARY, THEY CAN COME QUICKLY,IS SOMETHING HAPPENINGLONGER-TERM?>> WHEN YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS, THEYCOME SUDDENLY AND WITHOUTWARNING BUT WHAT LEADS UP TO ITIS A LOT OF BLOOD VESSEL DAMAGEBECAUSE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREOR DIABETES, HEART DISEASE.THAT DAMAGES THE BLOOD VESSELSAND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL HAVE ASUDDEN BLOCKAGE OF FLOW LEADINGTO A STROKE.>> WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECTOURSELVES AGAINST EXPERIENCING ASTROKE?>> WE NOTICE THERE IS A DELAY INCALLING 911 BUT YOU HAVE TORECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS QUICKLYBECAUSE EVERY MINUTE YOU COULDLOSE UP TO 2 MILLION BRAIN CELLS.RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF STROKEIS IMPORTANT, FACIAL DROOP, ARMDRIFT, SLURRED SPEECH, AND TIMEIS VERY IMPORTANT.RECOGNIZING VERY QUICKLY ANDCALLING 911.>> ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OFA STROKE EVER CONFUSED WITHSOMETHING ELSE?>> THERE IS A BIT OF DENIAL ANDYES CONFUSION.PEOPLE MAY BE CONFUSED ABOUTWHAT IS HAPPENING.IF YOU FEEL ANYTHING NOT NORMAL,: 11 -- CALL 911.>> WHAT IF I SEE WHAT I THINKCOULD BE A SYMPTOM, WHAT SHOULDI DO TO HELP THE VICTIM?>> CALL 911, THE FASTER WE GETTHERE, THE VAST -- FASTER WECAN GET THEM HELP.CPR DOES NOT HELP A STROKEPATIENT.STROKE IS TIME, GET THEM TO THEHOSPITAL QUICKLY AND WE WEREREDUCED RISK.>> EVEN IF IT IS NOT A STROKE,THAT IS OK?>> THAT IS CORRECT, BETTER SAFETHAN SORRY, GET THEM TO THEHOSPITAL FAST.THE CARING FOR A STROKEPATIENT HAS COME A LONG WAY, ISTHE NEW TECHNOLOGY YOU ARETHINKING COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING?>> THE FIRST TREATMENT I TPA,WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONGTIME, WE CAN ONLY GIVE IT WITHINTHREE HOURS.SHORT OF THAT, OTHER THAN WHATHE SAID, GET THEM TO THEHOSPITAL QUICKLY, IN ADDITION,WE HAVE CATHETERS THAT CAN GOINTO THE ARTERIES AND PULL OUTTHE CLOCK.-- CLOT.NOT FOR EVERYBODY BUT THAT ISWHY WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE TO THEHOSPITAL, SO WE CAN ABOUT WEIGHTWHO NEEDS WHAT.>> A LECTURE AT CITY HALLCHAMBERS ON MAY 18, STARTING AT6:00 P.M., HERE DOCTORS SPEAK.